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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would be curious how many over 35 with close friends either work or SAH. I think SAH would be easier way to make Mom friends, and have the frequent, relaxed and organic get together where friendships can grow.

Maybe it’s grass is greener, but I have made no friends at work since no one lives nearby to us (everyone commutes 30 hrs plus) and we don’t have any after work hangouts.  Sure we are friendly at work but nothing further and little organic relaxed time.

Am I wrong? Is being over 35 lonely for everyone??  Please clarify PPD who have lots of friends. [/quote]

Nope. Being a SAHM is really lonely. Maybe it's different in areas with more SAHMs, but in DC where they are few and far between, it's pretty lonely. Especially after your child is 1 or 2 -- most other moms go back to work and it's hard to find moms with same age kids to spend time with.

Plus, past those first 12 months, getting together with other adults with kids is never relaxing or organic. The kids require a ton of work at that age. It doesn't calm down again until they are 5 or 6 and can entertain themselves without intervention a bit more. It's very hard to hang out and relax when you are constantly fielding snack requests, complaints about someone standing too close, questions about literally everything that is, has, or will ever happen, etc.[/quote]

Sorry, I’m talking about over 35 SAHM which are generally SAH with school age kids. We live in Bethesda and we see TONS of them out and about (they tend to congregate after school pickup and then head to yoga classes and coffee). Basically, making close friendships requires sufficient leisure time and proximity to others also with time to build friendship.

Working may or may not offer some of that but hard to translate out of work. But SAH friendships are definition local. [/quote]

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